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In this edition:
AutoFormat your MS Word Tables
Bigger Office Icons
Excel Exponents

Summer's on the way for those of you in the northern hemisphere, so we're sure you want to spend as much time as possible outdoors and as little time as possible in front of your computer.

Hopefully, this month's tips and tricks will allow you to enjoy a little bit more of the upcoming summer.

AutoFormat MS Word Tables

After creating your table, all you need to do is place the cursor within it and then select Table > Table AutoFormat from the file menu.

You'll then be shown a window with a whole heap of table format designs which you can preview at the bottom of the window. Just select the one you like and Apply.

How to Enlarge Office Icons
If you've ever been annoyed at how small those toolbar icons are in Microsoft Office, this tip us for you!

To have larger icons in your Office toolbars, right-click on any of the toolbars and select Customize. In the Options tab, check the Large Icons box and then click Close.

Note that this create toolbars with large icons in all MS Office programs. Of course, if they're too big, just repeat the steps above and un-check the Large Icons box.

Excel Exponentials
If you've ever need to calculate something to the power of something else in Excel (i.e. something squared), you may want to know there are two easy ways to do so.

1. Enter a formula with the ^ sign. i.e. =5^3. This is 5 to the power of 3. That is 5 x 5 x 5.
2. Use the Power function. i.e. =Power(5,3)

Of course, you can replace the 5 and 3 with any numerical value you like - even values found in other cells!

We hope you find the tips above useful. If you did, that means someone else will, so please share them.